tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post1264635567049860406..comments2024-03-18T14:39:59.402-05:00Comments on One Hot Stove: Back to BasicsNupurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890441057480820053noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-47123607660719568142010-03-17T09:13:06.215-05:002010-03-17T09:13:06.215-05:00hi Nupur,
Thanks for one more tasty recipe. I was ...hi Nupur,<br />Thanks for one more tasty recipe. I was looking for a full proof gujarati dal recipe so surely try this.<br /><br />As per rice cooker...it's an amazing addition to kitchen. I use it for making idly, dhokala, modak...any steaming even vegies. Ofcourse all types of rice. I feel rice cooked in it tastes better( than pressure cooker version). <br />You can also use your regular Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-74323394079529789932010-03-09T11:34:04.380-06:002010-03-09T11:34:04.380-06:00I have a cheap three cup rice cooker. I bought it ...I have a cheap three cup rice cooker. I bought it in 2000 and still going strong. I use it almost everyday, to make rice for us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-63303977436905102172010-03-08T07:29:52.034-06:002010-03-08T07:29:52.034-06:00I don't use my rice cooker much - for lack of ...I don't use my rice cooker much - for lack of counter space in my tiny kitchen. But when we make white rice, this is the one I goto. I also make tomato rice, pulaos, khichdi, biryani etc When I'm in a pinch to run to a last minute potluck, a pulao from the rice cooker, made with tinned coconut milk or cow's milk with generous help from mint and cumin is a life saver. <br /><br />When Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07938245544735604650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-72796965376186963012010-01-28T19:02:29.972-06:002010-01-28T19:02:29.972-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.rajihttp://japanesericecooker.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-30527657260719466672009-12-08T06:22:38.766-06:002009-12-08T06:22:38.766-06:00MekhalaNag- Thanks for the great tips, I can see h...<b>MekhalaNag</b>- Thanks for the great tips, I can see how the porridge function would make terrific khichdi!<br /><br /><b>Lavanya</b>- That is certainly something to think about, I think I will have to be extra-careful about the nonstick coating. <br /><br /><b>Diane</b>- The zujirushi cookers are a bit of my price range at the moment but I am hoping other brands do the job as well! And you Nupurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03890441057480820053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-86688873706815023842009-12-08T00:11:34.798-06:002009-12-08T00:11:34.798-06:00I love, love, LOVE my rice cooker. It's a Zoj...I love, love, LOVE my rice cooker. It's a Zojirushi and it sings to me at start up & completion. I used to be quite the snobby luddite, convinced that the only way to make rice was stovetop. And then I finally realized that every single Asian friend and acquaintance I knew had a rice cooker. I took the plunge - and voila - happiness! It saves space on the cooktop too.Dianenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-42636214282530119702009-12-07T12:16:15.678-06:002009-12-07T12:16:15.678-06:00I used to have a rice cooker which was probably my...I used to have a rice cooker which was probably my most used utensil. However I found that once the bottom started to wear off I wasn't very comfortable using it (as in the non stick coating). Now I have been mostly managing with stove top cooking for khichdi type dishes and I cook rice in the microwave (in a huge glass bowl)- this has been working pretty well for us and I don't seem to Lavanyahttp://purplepaperplanes.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-73295898871410767752009-12-03T10:39:18.644-06:002009-12-03T10:39:18.644-06:00Forgot to mention, the cooker warms room-temperatu...Forgot to mention, the cooker warms room-temperature rice wonderfully without drying it out.MekhalaNagnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-25600711242859228512009-12-03T10:37:54.490-06:002009-12-03T10:37:54.490-06:00Nupur, we cook rice everyday in our Tiger brand ri...Nupur, we cook rice everyday in our Tiger brand rice cooker(5.5 cups from costco.com). It works great, have had it for 4+ yrs now. Best part is, it has a timer, I set up the cooker in the morning and when I'm back from work, hot steaming rice is ready. Do not follow manufacturer's recommendations (works for Japanese rice varieties) for the water to rice ratio for Indian rice varieties. MekhalaNagnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-2040613555860277732009-12-03T05:33:52.249-06:002009-12-03T05:33:52.249-06:00Sowjanya- Thanks for your input, but the slow cook...<b>Sowjanya</b>- Thanks for your input, but the slow cooking time of slow cookers won't fit into my lifestyle at the moment.<br /><br /><b>Nalini</b>- A 3 yr old chef, eh? Good for you! Thanks for your input. I'll keep it in mind. <br /><br /><b>Anonymous</b>- Oh yeah, chincha gulachi amti is so good!Nupurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03890441057480820053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-29051926814170961192009-12-01T12:47:53.409-06:002009-12-01T12:47:53.409-06:00I love Gujrati and Maharashtrain food. Since the t...I love Gujrati and Maharashtrain food. Since the tow states are neighbours..their cuisine and culture kind of intermingles. Maharashtrains also have a smilar version of this dal -chincha-gulachi amti made with goda masala that my Kobra Maharashtrian grandmother would make..and my Guju grandfather would devour!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-87409800774418945982009-11-30T21:40:50.230-06:002009-11-30T21:40:50.230-06:00Hi Nupur.. I enjoy reading your blog and drool ove...Hi Nupur.. I enjoy reading your blog and drool over all the recipes. The rice cooker is the most important gadget in my kitchen. I use it everyday too cook rice, pulavs, khicdi, wheat rava upma etc. I also use it to cook everything on trips ... from plain rice (to make puliyodarai and curd rice) to mac and cheese for the kids.. my 3 year old taught my husband how to make mac and cheese for her Nalininoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-37423899611764365322009-11-30T14:23:16.383-06:002009-11-30T14:23:16.383-06:00Nupur, I would suggest looking at crockpot-slow co...Nupur, I would suggest looking at crockpot-slow cookers to double up as rice cooker. I got mine for around $19 in walmart 3 years back and it still works good. Assuming that you are busy with responsibilities in the office and have to rush home to cook, you can use slow cooker for majority of the rice rishes (bise bela bath, vangi bath, pongal, khichdi, kheer etc.,) and I double it as a gravy Sowjanyahttp://www.ruchikacooks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-15256710340222373702009-11-30T10:47:44.052-06:002009-11-30T10:47:44.052-06:00I am surprised nobody has recommended Black and De...I am surprised nobody has recommended Black and Decker yet. Cheap and best! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-37645696279330703052009-11-30T07:34:18.645-06:002009-11-30T07:34:18.645-06:00Joy- Hi! Those fuzzy logic cookers are definitely ...<b>Joy</b>- Hi! Those fuzzy logic cookers are definitely out of my price range at this time, but they look very fancy!<br /><br /><b>indosungod</b>- I didn't think of that, that's true, it would be great for camping trips and the like! <br /><br /><b>Shvetha</b>- Steaming idlis? I did not think of that, but that's exactly what I would go for, inexpensive and functional. <br /><br /><bNupurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03890441057480820053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-37955918202611698282009-11-30T04:47:14.913-06:002009-11-30T04:47:14.913-06:00Hi Nupur - I follow your blog very regularly ..and...Hi Nupur - I follow your blog very regularly ..and if u remember i had mentioned that am also a marathi-wed-to-a-southie. Rice is a staple in our new (south indian) household - and electric rice cooker is very handy.Few good points abt it are<br />1. can cook big quantities of nice,fluffy (non-mushy) rice without supervision. (no need to count whistles, reduce heat / simmer etc so can carry on snehalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424472675257755663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-59059403995768030332009-11-30T04:05:17.508-06:002009-11-30T04:05:17.508-06:00Hi Nupur. The rice cooker is one of the best inven...Hi Nupur. The rice cooker is one of the best inventions ever. That's bec I am clueless abt cooking rice over the stove. Apart from cooking rice, you can also use it to cook soup, steam food while your rice is cooking and make one-pot rice meals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-46742274393196972662009-11-30T03:59:37.524-06:002009-11-30T03:59:37.524-06:00I used a rice cooker for precisely one year before...I used a rice cooker for precisely one year before it conked off (it was the cheapest one I could get). I miss it even now simply because it freed up my spare pressure cooker, I could fill it, shut it and forget about it, it would auto-turn-off and keep rice warm and fluffy. Mine came with a steamer plate so I used to steam vegetables too. <br /><br />I am looking at getting one of the Japanese amnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00065092085963619873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-28176002069638643332009-11-30T03:15:33.907-06:002009-11-30T03:15:33.907-06:00Well just received a rice cooker from the office t...Well just received a rice cooker from the office this week and was wondering if it was of any use at all...guess atleast some of the Qs will be answered here.....Swaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18160548706615158978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-89096382599991593812009-11-30T02:10:33.812-06:002009-11-30T02:10:33.812-06:00i have a 14 yr old rice cooker from national... i ...i have a 14 yr old rice cooker from national... i use it a lot, especially over weekends when i cook larger quantities of rice.<br /><br />all kinds of rice and pulavs can be made in it, i even saute the veggies and masalas in it before adding the rice as opposed to stove top method and just finishing in the cooker. idlies, dhokla, steamed veggies, upma, semia upma, boiling of milk, heating of arundatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16957259238368883342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-70718637111979106842009-11-30T02:02:02.652-06:002009-11-30T02:02:02.652-06:00I have a very cheap rice cooker and working it har...I have a very cheap rice cooker and working it hard. Besides white rice I cook pilafs in it!<br />Get a rice cooker, its a time saver and you'll never again have a bad batch!argushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05804169394772528476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-51628830298651634372009-11-29T23:36:11.356-06:002009-11-29T23:36:11.356-06:00Hi Nupur,
You have great recipes on your blog...I...Hi Nupur,<br /><br />You have great recipes on your blog...I visit regularly, but this is the first time I'm leaving a comment!<br /><br />I would also like to add to the list of rice cooker recommendees - I've been using them for the last 15 years or so - the latest one (for the last 4 years) is an inexpensive 12 cup capacity Breville rice cooker. I find that's a good enough size Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-29408092274873942522009-11-29T22:30:59.676-06:002009-11-29T22:30:59.676-06:00That picture made me hungry!! I am craving simple ...That picture made me hungry!! I am craving simple meals too after all 10 days straight of indulgence.<br /><br />Regarding the rice cooker - I own one and I use it very often, atleast 2-3x a week (if not more). I grew up in a house with a rice cooker, so never thought twice about getting one. I got the cheapest brand at a local Asian grocery for $30 and its going strong after 2 years. I use it Priyanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-59475516683836639542009-11-29T22:07:40.921-06:002009-11-29T22:07:40.921-06:00I used to own a rice cooker but I feel that it tak...I used to own a rice cooker but I feel that it takes up room on the counter top. I've taken to cooking rice in the microwave since a couple of years. All you need is a pyrex dish and you're in business.<br />I love gujju dal too!Bhartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00887976709212580737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611609.post-704536047989743992009-11-29T22:04:02.721-06:002009-11-29T22:04:02.721-06:00This daal looks delicious and so are so many of yo...This daal looks delicious and so are so many of yours and Sonia's recipes!<br /><br />I use rice cooker regularly and it has now gained the stage of can't live without it equipment :-). I use it for making rice, pulav, khichadi and other rice variants. Sometimes I also use it for cooking quinoa which it does wonderfully. I think it's a great investment. Rice cooking does not need PJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13216417733538286264noreply@blogger.com